I'm a mixing and mastering engineer working in both Stereo and Dolby Atmos. I mostly work on pop and indie music, but I also love taking on rock and progressive-rock projects. I have credits with major labels (Universal, Warner, Sony) and I regularly collaborate with independent artists as well.
With over fifteen years of experience and hundreds of songs mixed and mastered, my journey into audio started long before I ever touched a mixing console. I began as a classically trained pianist and even worked as a concert performer for a few years. From there, I shifted into songwriting, then production, and eventually discovered that mixing and mastering were the natural culmination of everything I had learned along the way.
This background gives me a unique perspective: I don’t see mixing as simply making things sound ‘nice,’ but as the final creative step that allows a song to reach its full emotional potential. My focus is always on serving the music and the artist - I don’t impose my vision, I adapt to the needs of the project.
Communication is essential for me. I want to understand your artistic intentions, your references, and your goals. Revisions are part of the process, and I’m committed to making sure you’re truly happy with the final result.
Among my credits - both in traditional Stereo and in Dolby Atmos - you’ll find a wide range of Italian and international artists, including Angelina Mango, Brunori SAS, Dardust, Francesca Michielin, and Gary Lucas.
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Interview with Francesco Lo Cascio
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: I love digital in all its forms. Even when I was a teenager, I hated writing music with a pencil. I actually started composing piano music the first time I put my hands on Sibelius. I wouldn’t say that analog doesn’t sound good or that it doesn’t have its own advantages over digital - I bought the SSL Fusion exactly for that reason. But the gap is getting smaller every year, and digital is 95 percent there, in my opinion. If we consider the strengths of digital - instant recall, access to virtually hundreds of hardware replicas, offline bounce, and so on - it’s a clear win for me.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Many people think that a mixing engineer is someone with great technical skills whose job is to make everything 'sound better.' Of course, I'll do my best to polish things - and solve technical issues if there are any - but that's not my main focus. My focus is the emotional content of the song and creating engagement between the artist and the listener.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: I want to know what they like and what they don't like about the song(s) they want me to mix. My idea is that a mixing engineer should start exactly where the artist or producer left the project and refine it from there. I don't want, nor do I like, doing things from scratch.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: I would take only the "essentials", meaning a powerful laptop and a good pair of cans. I know it's cliche but "it's the ear not the gear".
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: A technical one, but very important for me (and it would simplify a lot my job, LOL). Always gain staging!
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I mostly mix pop, but I also work a lot on indie projects, and I enjoy working on rock and progressive projects, especially if they are guitar-oriented. I used to play guitar when I was a teenager, and I still love guitar virtuosos.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have different setups for different kinds of jobs. I have a 'basic' setup - which, surprisingly, is where I do most of my work - consisting of a MacBook Pro, a pair of iLoud Precision MTM speakers, an Apollo interface, and the SSL Fusion. And tons of plugins! I also have a studio with a complete 7.1.4 Atmos setup where I do immersive mixes with Neumann speakers. Sometimes I mix in other people's studios as well. Recently, I bought a pair of PMC 6, but I'm still in the process of getting the hang of them.
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: One project I am particularly proud of is 'The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook.' It’s a collaboration between Gary Lucas, former guitarist of Jeff Buckley, who co-wrote 12 songs - including the famous Mojo Pin - with the late songwriter, and the Italian artist The Niro. Being able to work on songs by Jeff Buckley that no one had ever heard before was a real privilege.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: There are so many, but my dream would be working with Coldplay. It's the quintessence of pop music, phenomenally produced and played. I don't think pop could go higher than that.
I was the Mixing Engineer in this production
- Billie Eilish
- Harry Styles
- Coldplay
- SSL Fusion
- PMC 6
- iLoud Precision MTM
- Neumann KH150
- Avid MTRX Studio
- Universal Audio Apollo
